Morrison metal riser

The Night Stalker · January 25, 2013, 08:25:00 AM

I wanted to know anyones opinion that has a metal riser. I bought some ILF limbs from Bob Morrison. They are the new max 1's with water moccasin skins. I can take or leave the skins because of the cost but, since the limbs were my weight and lengh, I bought them. I am waiting on an aluminum machined riser that will be 17 inch to make a 62 inch bow. My question is if anyone is shooting this or similar combination. I am debating on taking the bow Elk hunting. How does this set up compare to others in weight. Since, I am waiting on the riser, I have nothing to compare it to. Historically, I carried a regular recurve, then I had a Rick Welch dakota that was a very heavy bow. Finally, my last trip, I carried my A&H which was a luxery weight.

Bill Carlsen · January 25, 2013, 08:35:00 AM

I hunted with a set of his B limbs for a month last season while waiting for my Super Shorts. Their performance is excellent... smooth drawing, fast shooting, quiet and most important they shoot right where you look. I had them on my Gen I DAS riser and had no problem with them. Overall, I prefer metal risers whether or not they are ILF. I don't know how Bob's risers compare to my DAS but it is certainly not overweight. I've had others that were on the heavy side but that was never as issue for me. If you are used to a light weight long bow you will probably notice the difference, however, the stability and accuracy afforded by the riser will negate any concerns about added physical weight. If you put a bow quiver on it it may be a different story as I found that a quiver on my DAS to be a bit much, weight wise.

ron w · January 25, 2013, 08:58:00 AM

I have a 17" Alum. riser [Morrison], I have several different limbs that I use. Right now I have a set of foam core longbow limbs from Bob that I got used. I prefer a wood riser but I would not hesitate to take this bow hunting for anything. It shoots well is not all that much heavier. I think you are going to be pleased!

meleagris1 · January 25, 2013, 08:59:00 AM

I'm waiting on a set of Max1 medium C limbs for my 15" ILF riser, and will be using the setup for elk hunting this year. It will be another month or so until I have them. I have a Phenolic and Cocobolo riser and the weight is more than a longbow but still far less than any compound. Overall length will be 58".

tradlongbow · January 25, 2013, 09:20:00 AM

I have a 17" Titan with longbow limbs. It's heavier then my Hill bows but as you know it's easier to travel with since it breaks down. I don't think the weight is an issue.

awbowman · January 25, 2013, 09:25:00 AM

Shot one a couple of weeks ago and I actually liked it. Sweet shooter with some pep.

The Night Stalker · January 25, 2013, 01:50:00 PM

With DIY hunts and carrying everything up the mountain 5.5 miles, I count ounces. First year for my 10 day hunt, I carried in 62lbs. The next year, my pack was 59lbs. I have changed and went with a hilliberg tent instead of a kifaru 4 man tipi and stove. I am dropping my physical pack weight about 5lbs. Every bit helps.

Bowwild · January 25, 2013, 02:43:00 PM

Other than the long-awaited Predator in a metal riser (LH isn't available yet) I never thought I'd be considering a metal riser. However, that all changed when I shot the TT Titan 2 a couple of weeks ago.

What surprised me is that there is handshock in many of my wooden recurves and I hadn't noticed it until I shot a truly dead-in-the-hand metal riser bow. Reminds me of 2001 when I made another switch of a different kind of bow from one great brand to another great (er) brand.

Rick Richard · January 25, 2013, 06:23:00 PM

I have a 17 inch Phoenix riser and Max1 limbs from Bob. My limbs are the shorts making this a 58 inch bow.

What you will find is it is very smooth through your draw and very fast. I suspect the speed is due to the savings in the reduction of mass weight by using the carbon/foam material. It is however a bit noisy as compared to my Toelke bows. Some folks say that is an inherent characteristic of ILF metal rigs.

What I do like about the metal riser is since it is cut way past center you can shoot a greater variance of arrow spine/weight making it much easier for tuning.

Bob puts one of the best grips on this riser also and I really fell in love with the low grip.

Let e just say I have been on a long journey trying the find the right bow for me and this is definitely one of them.